Outage in PBS
Intermittent Livestream Playback Issues on Web
Minor
June 16, 2026 - Started about 5 hours ago
Official incident page
Official incident page
Incident Report
We're investigating an issue where the livestream player is experiencing intermittent playback issues on web browsers on both mobile and desktop platforms. Users may report seeing the play button behaving strangely on the player, the player starting and stopping, or other issues related to playback. Because the issues are intermittent, not all viewers will encounter an issue, and refreshing the page may or may not help with playback.
Components affected
PBS Local Live StreamsLatest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING
21 minutes ago - at 06/16/2026 08:14PM
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
IDENTIFIED
about 5 hours ago - at 06/16/2026 03:26PM
We're investigating an issue where the livestream player is experiencing intermittent playback issues on web browsers on both mobile and desktop platforms. Users may report seeing the play button behaving strangely on the player, the player starting and stopping, or other issues related to playback. Because the issues are intermittent, not all viewers will encounter an issue, and refreshing the page may or may not help with playback.
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